=><= ›   MINUTES OF THE MAY 1995 MEETING›   *******************************››       The   meeting  opened  with  one› minute of  silence,  and  prayer,  for› those that died  in  OKLAHOMA CITY  in› that cowardly attack on poor  innocent› people.››      President  ALEX PIGNATO asked for› a   motion  to  donate  money  to  the› SALVATION ARMY  in  OKLAHOMA  CITY  in› honor  of  those   that   died.   JACK› GEDALIUS  made  the  motion  and   RON› FETZER seconded it. Motion was carried› unanimously. RON will send a check.›› ITEMS:››      The  July  14th  (Friday)  Picnic› Dinner  was  announced.  It will be at› LAMBROU's, 4073 Austin  Blvd.,  Island› Park at 7:00 P.M.. Cost will be $12.00› per person, complete dinner,  Tax  and› Tip included.››      The  new  flyer   from   AMERICAN› TECHNAVISION  was passed around. There› were some good 8  BIT  bargains,  like› the  1050  drive mechanism for $14.95,› and 2 for $24.95.››      DALE WOOSTER, President of  NWPAC› authored an  updated  TEXTPRO  manual,› which  he  is  selling   for   $15.00,› priority  mail  included.  ALEX passed› around his copy for all to examine.››      The next NEAR*US meeting will  be› held  on  June 17th (Saturday), at our› regular meeting place,  THE  PLAINVIEW› Library,    999   Old   Country   Rd.,› Plainview,   at   11:30  A.M..  It  is› expected   that   there   will  be  NO› entrance fee, but it will  also  be  a› SWAP  and  SHOP  meet.  Tables will be› available for  about  $5.00  each.  We› expect  WIZTRONICS  R.  COHEN  to be a› guest speaker.  Plans are still  being› worked on at this time.›› NEW LOCAL MEMBER!› (Another much needed helping  hand for› THE OL'  HACKERS)››      A  big welcome to AL MOLINELLA of› W. BABYLON. Al tells  us  he  recently› bought  a  whole  setup,  including an› upgraded 600XL, (64K), 1050 drive, and› printer for a real bargain  price at a› garage sale.  Thats  keeping your eyes› open AL, and your wallet closed...Good› for you AL, use it i good health,  and› again,  WELCOME!!›  › CORRESPONDANCE:›› (We have lots  of  correspondance  for› this meeting, here are excerpts!)››      We received a surprise letter and› packet from one of our ENGLISH members› NORMAN  WILLIAMSON.  He  sent a lovely› colored   picture   of   him  and  his› beatuiful wife taken in honor of their› 50th  Anniversary, along with pictures› of them in 1947, both in uniform,  and› another  picture of his wedding party.› Then   to   top  it  off  he  sent  an› inscribed pen, and of course  a  disk,› (see  demo's).  What a wonderful thing› for the happy couple to enjoy  a  50th› Anniversary.  We,  in  the OL' HACKERS› wish them both 50 more years of wedded› bliss  along  with  good  health   and› happiness! Our best to you both!››      ALEX mailed them a congratulation› card from the OL' HACKERS, along  with› a  letter,  and  a  special disk which› they will find very  useful when  they› travel.››      Letter from ALEX to DALE WOOSTER,› NWPAC President,  ordering  2  of  the› TEXTPRO  manual, after his reading our› member, CHARLES  COLE'S very favorable› review of same. Knowing DALE,  we  can› expect te best!››      Received T.P. manual  and  letter› from  DALE w/in about 5 days, thanking› us for the order. He offered  to  help› NEAR*US in any way he can. We now have› a  T.P.  guru,  and  lets  not  forget› another NWPAC member JOHN COLLINS  who› is a GRAPHIC guru.››      Got  a  copy  of  a  letter  from› member  JOE  HICSWA,   (President   of› JACG),  to JON MORDOSKY, advising that› he and BILL BINGHAM, the  JACG  sysop,› and  a  member,   could   not   locate› adequate quarters for the next NEAR*US› meeting and that ALEX would try to get› a large area.››      Alex  then  wrote to JON and told› him that he had reserved two rooms  at› the PLAINVIEW Library, 999 Old Country› Rd., Plainview,  L.I.,  N.Y.  for  the› June 17th NEAR*US meet. ALL WELCOME!››       We   received   very   favorable› comments from our upstate member  DANE› STEGMAN,  regarding the newsletter and› programs   it   contained,   specially› PRINTSTAR  V.2.0  by   our   own   TOM› ANDREWS.  (The   May/June   1995   OL'› HACKERS  newsletter  contains  more of› TOMS programs.) Dane expects to attend› the  ACE95  show  in Toronto, and will› keep us informed.››      ALEX wrote and thanked  DANE  for› the compliments.››       Another    letter   from   DANE,› advising us that he attended the ACE95› Show and was disappointed. Contrary to› last year, there was very  little  for› the 8 BIT's, mostly for the ST.››      In another letter,  DANE  STEGMAN› reported   that  the  ACE 95  show  in› TORONTO, CANADA was a   disappointment› to  him, when compared to last  years.› There  was very little 8 BIT stuff, it› was mainly for the ST.  No, ATARI  was› not  represented  at  the   show.   He› reminded  us  of  the  value  of USERS› GROUPS, again.››      ALEX   responded  to both letters› and  thanked DANE for  sending  us his› ACE95 report.››      Packet from  our  JIM  CUTLER  in› ENGLAND,  containing  4  disks  and  a› letter  thanking  ALEX  for  sending a› K.H. disk to him. He also commented on› how  great  the  new PRINTSTAR program› is.   JIM  hd  been  using  the  prior› version and was very  happy  with  the› upgrade.  (WAY  TO GO, TOM!) JIM keeps› sending us disks for the library,  and› we thank JIM for  his  generosity.  He› expressed   his   sympathy   for   the› passing of BOB ULSHMID. JIM is off  to› a holiday in NORTH WALES. Enjoy   your› vacation JIM!››       From  our  ARIZONA  member  JOHN› POWELL with  a  zillion  questions  re› DDIII, SpartaDos, Textpro, etc..››      Alex  answered  and gave him some› answers, but  there  were  some  which› ALEX  could  in  no way answer via the› mails.›       JOE   HICSWA  wrote  a  postcard› asking if anyone knew of  another  use› for  the  BREAK key, which he had read› about. He said the BREAK  key  vectors› is  $236,237 and BYTE $283-217. No one› knew the answer. Can anyone out  there› answer  JOE? If so send your letter to› JOE, he would appreciate it.››      From our QUAKERTOWN,  PA  member,› LARRY  TISCHBEIN,  (also   editor   of› LVIAUG's  newsletter), stating that he› liked the PRINTSHOP sign ALEX sent  to› him,  and  he  asked  a  few questions› about it.››     ALEX responded and   answered  his› questions,  noting that LARRY likes to› work with PRINTSHOP when making up his› LVIAUG newsletter!››     A  letter   from   ROWLAND  GRANT,› Secretary   of  GARDEN  CITY  ACE,  in› CANADA.   He   advises   he  has  some› duplicate ANTIC and ANALOG  magazines,› free  except  for  postage  costs.  If› interested  write  to  us  and we will› forward your letter.››      DAVE EWENS, from  TWAUG,  advises› that  he  and the crew are again going› to the ALL MICRO SHOW.  They  hope  to› meet  old  friends and make some money› for TWAUG. He sent  us  4  disks,  and› asked  for  4  from our library, which› HAROLD sent. He  also  asked  for  the› upgrade  SIGNMAKER  V.1.3. TWAUG is an› up and coming 8 BIT club  which  do  a› great job on their newsletter disk and› pamphlet.››      Alex sent him SIGNMAKER per DAVES› request, and complimented him on their› newsletters. We want to keep SPREADING› THE WORD, and TWAUG is helping.››      We received another  letter  from› S.J.  MURRAY  of   NOSAUG,   Scotland,› thanking  ALEX   for   the   disk   he› received,  and  another compliment for› the newsletter and  its  programs.  He› included FUTURA # 14.››      JOHN  COLLINS   the   very   able› graphics  guy  of NWPAC, sent us  copy› of   the   new   QUAD   VIEW  by  CLAY› HALIWELL. It's much appreciated JOHN.››      ALEX thanked JOHN, and sent him a› special disk for the NWPAC Library.››      We  sent  a GET WELL card to BILL› SMINKEY, our senior CALIFORNIA member,› along  with  a letter with best wishes› for good health. BILL  is  once  again› under  the  weather,  but  we hope and› pray for his speedy recovery.››      Another ENGLISH member, (We  have› quite  a number of ENGLISH members and› friends,   don't  we!)  ALAN  TURNBULL› requested   help   to  get  copies  of› catalogs of  various  companies.  ALAN› SHARKIS  agreed  to  respond  to   his› request,  and send him any that he can› round up. You can always depend on big› AL SHARKIS to help out! THANKS AL!›› DEMO's:››      TWAUG's FUTURA #14,  April  1995,› as  usual has all kinds of 8 BIT info,› including a very good article on 8 BIT› SURVIVAL  by  S.J.  MURRAY, indicating› once again the value of users  groups.› Library disk # 561.››      QUAD  VIEW  by  CLAY  HALIWELL. A› brand new GRAPHICS disk,  which  loads› and  shows  4  pictures on one screen,› and then loads 4  more  automatically,› and  continues untill the BREAK key is› used. An  extremely  good  programming› feat by a programming master. The only› criticism  is that the pictures quiver› on the screen. It's Library # 562.››       BEE   WEE   DOS,  from  a  CZECH› programmer. A momentous job very  well› done. It is compatable with SpartaDos,› and I believe DOS  2.5  (not  sure  of› this).  It  time  stamps   and   dates› programs  as  entered.  It  comes with› very extensive complete  documentation› which  RON FETZER says is detailed and› very very long. Library disk # 563››      Next was MOD PLAYER,  a  2  sided› disk  with  songs  on both sides. Each› song takes up lots of Sectors. Only  2› songs  an the MOD PLAYER program could› fit on Side 1.  Side  2  had  3  or  4› songs. It is Library disk # 564.››      ST/AMIGA  SAMPLES was next shown.› It loads and shows  any  pix that  you› want shown, along with some music. Its› Library disk # 565››      AMIGA SLIDE SHOW # 1.  It  loaded› and  showed  one  picturea  after  the› other.  Disk  has no DOS on it, so you› have to  first  load  DOS.  There  was› about 30 pictures on the disk. Library› disk # 566››      AMIGA SLIDE SHOW # 2 has  another› large batch of pictures like # 566. It› is Library disk # 567››      We next saw  NORMAN  WILLIAMSON's› DIGITAL  ORIGINAL  SONGS. A variety of› songs, including, Country Western like› BLANKETS  ON THE GROUND, classical (?)› like VOLGA BOATMAN, pops like WHEN THE› SAINTS  GO  MARCHING IN, I JUST CALLED› TO   SAY  HELLO,  and  others.  It has› lots  of  Bells and Whistles.  Library› disk # 568››      Next was  S.L.C.C.'s  April  1995› D.O.M..  It contained V.2.0 PRINTSTAR,› and other TOM ANDREWS  programs,  such› as  EFFECTS. It had a couple of games,› and the  CALIFORNIA  LOTTERY  program.› Side  2  was MGM MOVIES, which is very› well done,  and  entertaining  too. It› takes  up all of SIDE 2. Even though I› am told that its about 10 years old, I› was    surprised   at   the   involved› programming  result.  Library  disk  #› 569››      Next came a 2  disk  set,  called› BASIC  AIDS,  a  must  for  all  8 BIT› owners. It was chock filled  with  all› kinds  of valuable utilities for doing› a multitude of  tasks.  Invaluable  to› programmers.  O.H.A.U.G. Library  Nos.› #570 & #571,  2 Disk Set - BASIC AIDS-› Basic Fix.BAS,  Baswitch.BAS, XREF.BAS› Protect.BAS, Find Variables.LST, Cross› Ref.LST,  Renumber, Editor.LST,  Extra› .BAS,    Extended.OBJ,    SetPoke.OBJ,› FunctionKey.BAS, CX85.PAD-number pad),› CX85.PAD II,   BubbleSort,   SGIN.PUT,› Out.PUT, LoadIt, Blind.LST, Rider.BAS,› Blink, Scroll, Tobasic.OBJ Then   onto› S/2:  Format.OBJ, TheMaid, etc. (As AL› SHARKIS  reviewe d  what   this   disk› offered,  he  couldn't stop raving!) A› TRUE 8 BIT GOLDMINE!››      We next saw a double density disk› with  a mixture of graphics, games and› other programs such  as  to  test  the› speed  of your disk drive. It is a one› sided disk. Library disk # 572.›› DOOR PRIZES:›› 1. JOEL GEDALIUS› 2. HARRY TUTHILL› 3. RON FETZER› 4. ALAN SHARKIS››      The  meeting  then  adjourned  at› 5:00 P.M..›      ›      Submitted by›                      ALEX PIGNATO›                 =><=›